July 15, 2021

By Nigam Arora & Dr. Natasha Arora

The Monumental Bill

The top Senate Democrats led by Senator Schumer are introducing a new marijuana bill with great fanfare.

Schumer said, “This is monumental because at long last we are taking stops in the Senate to right the wrongs of the failed war on drugs.”

Here are the key points of the bill:

• The bill would allow states to write their own marijuana laws.
• Marijuana would not be on the federal list of controlled substances.
• The jurisdiction will be taken away from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
• The record of non-violent marijuana crimes would be expunged.